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Research in Rehabilitation Counseling: A Guide to Design, Methodology, and Utilization, 2nd Ed.

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Emerging Issues in Rehabilitation Counseling: Perspectives on the New Millennium

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Emerging Issues in Rehabilitation Counseling was written for use by practicing rehabilitation counselors, administrators, and educators. Chapter topics address new developments in the field of rehabilitation education and analysis of vocational rehabilitation, with discussion on the order of selection mandate in the Rehabilitation Act. Life care planning is presented as an intervention for people with catastrophic disabilities. Client assessment strategies, the Americans with Disabilities Act, job development and placement, and provision of post-employment services are offered as options to enable persons with disabilities to advance in their careers. The authors examine the use of disability management programs to coordinate the interaction between worker and workplace to minimize the effect of the disability on a worker’s capacity to function. These programs include wellness programs, safety awareness, injury/illness prevention training, and employee assistance programs. The final chapter addresses these and other challenges that vocational rehabilitation specialists will likely face in the future, such as changes in occupational information, disability management, and managed care. Read more...

Research in Rehabilitation Counseling: A Guide to Design, Methodology, and Utilization

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This book was written as a primary text for master¹s level students and practitioners concerning the role of research in contemporary rehabilitation counseling. The authors¹ intent was to provide a comprehensive overview of the philosophical, ethical, methodological, and analytic fundamentals of social science research‹as well as to specify aspects of rehabilitation research that distinguish it from scientific inquiry in other helping professions. Foremost among these distinctions are the clientele of people with disabilities and their role as valued partners in the research enterprise; the historical, philosophical, and legislative bases of rehabilitation counseling; and research utilization strategies. Much of the information contained herein is on the role of readers as ³professional consumers² of rehabilitation research. This not only introduces the reader to the fundamentals of research design but also serves the purpose of introduction to the professional literature in the field. The book provides the ³basics² that one would need to begin conducting a research investigation. Read more...

Research in Special Education: Designs, Methods, and Applications

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This book was written as a text and resource guide for graduate-level students, practitioners, and teachers in the fields of special education, disability studies, early intervention, school psychology, and child and family services. The primary purpose of the book is to offer a broad-based examination of the role of scientific inquiry in contemporary special education. The authors’ aim was to provide a comprehensive overview of the philosophical, ethical, methodological, and analytical fundamentals of social science and educational research, as well as to specify aspects of special education research that distinguish it from scientific inquiry in other fields of education and human services. The book is divided into ten chapters. Chapter 1 establishes the theoretical underpinnings of social scientific inquiry; provides a foundation in the philosophical, epistemological, and methodological considerations related to the design and execution of research in general and special education; and discusses the broad purposes of research in special education and disability studies. Chapter 2 addresses issues that are preparatory to designing and evaluating special education research. Chapter 3 discusses key measurement and statistical concepts used in the quantitative research tradition, including reliability and validity of measurement instruments; the purposes of descriptive, inferential, and nonparametric statistics in analyzing numerical data; and selected methods of statistical analysis. Chapter 4 reviews ethical issues and guidelines for the design, implementation, and reporting of research in special education. Chapters 6, 7, and 8 review the wide range of quantitative, qualitative, and integrative approaches to conducting research in special education, while Chapter 9 presents a published research article section by section, annotates the components and composition of a research report, and provides a protocol that students, practitioners, and educators can use to evaluate the technical soundness and scientific merits of published research articles. The final chapter addresses future trends in special education research as they apply to a variety of stakeholders. Read more...